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Ivo Marinov

Bulgarian Tourism Growth Dependent on Optimism

2013-01-23 by Phil Butler

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Ivo Marinov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism for Bulgaria predicts significant growth at a minimum of 3%. Visiting Veliko Tarnovo today the minister showed off a new tourism guide entitled “Get to Know Your Homeland”, that reveals some 17 key sites in the region. But even with new initiative and branding exercises, can Bulgaria get its just travel due?

Tags: branding, Bulgaria tourism, Bulgaria travel, Bulgaria websites, Ivo Marinov, logos, Sophia tourism

Bulgaria Tourism 2012: Government Focus

2012-04-10 by Phil Butler

Ivo Marinov

Ivo Marinov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism for Bulgaria, predicts 2012 will see a 5 to 6 percent increase in tourism to his country. Marinov was on hand Monday for the signing of contracts totaling over 20 million Lev slated to increase the country’s travel industry.

Tags: Bulgaria, Bulgaria hotels, Bulgaria news, Bulgaria tourism, Bulgaria.org, Delyan Dobrev, Euronews, Eurosport, hotels, Ivo Marinov, Lilyana Pavlova, National Geographic, travel

Bulgaria Poised to Launch a Launch?

2011-11-22 by Phil Butler

Bulgaria's Ministry of Tourism is out to lunch

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism ramps up their outreach to the UK and the world. Announced at WTM 2011 London, just how far has Bulgaria’s tourism move come?

Tags: ad campaigns, ad channels, Anelia Genova, Bulgaria at WTM, Bulgaria tourism, Bulgaria travel, Bulgarian Lev, G+, Google Plus, Ivo Marinov, Sophia, Traycho Traykov, WTM

Bulgaria Annual Cultural Tourism Expo Kicks Off

2011-04-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Traditional folk dancing at the Bulgarian travel expo

The number of tourists arriving in Bulgaria in the first two months of this year has grown by 6% from 2010, said a senior government official in Veliko Tarnovo at the opening of a Cultural Tourism Expo.

Tags: Association of Hotel and Restaurant Owners in Bulgaria, Blagov Radin, Bulgarian Minister, Cultural Tourism Expo, Deputy Minister for Culture, Ivo Marinov, Todor Chobanov, Veliko Tarnovo

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